For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Middlesex. for the county of Middlesex, two thousand dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Worcester. for the county of Worcester, two thousand dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Essex. for the county of Essex, two thousand dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Norfolk. for the county of Norfolk, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Bristol. for the county of Bristol, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Plymouth. for the county of Plymouth, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Hampden, for the county of Hampden, one thousand six hundred dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Berkshire. for the county of Berkshire, one thousand two hundred dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Hampshire. for the county of Hampshire, one thousand four hundred dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Franklin. for the county of Franklin, one thousand four hundred dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Barnstable. for the county of Barnstable, one thousand dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Nantucket. for the county of Nantucket, six hundred dollars.

For the salary of the register of probate and insolvency Dukes County. for the county of Dukes County, six hundred dollars.

register

For the salary of the assistant register of probate and Assistant insolvency for the county of Suffolk, two thousand dollars. Suffolk. For the salary of the assistant register of probate and Middlesex. insolvency for the county of Middlesex, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For the salary of the assistant register of probate and Worcester. insolvency for the county of Worcester, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For the salary of the assistant register of probate and Essex. insolvency for the county of Essex, one thousand five hundred dollars.

Norfolk.

Clerk in Suffolk.

Extra clerks.

Expenses.

District attorneySuffolk.

Assistant district attorneys.

Clerk.

District

attorney

Northern

district.

Eastern

district.

South-eastern

district.

Southern district.

Middle district.

Western district.

North-western district.

For the salary of the assistant register of probate and insolvency for the county of Norfolk, one thousand one hundred dollars.

For the salary of the clerk to the register of probate and insolvency for the county of Suffolk, one thousand two hundred dollars.

For extra clerical assistance to the courts of probate and insolvency in the several counties of the Commonwealth, a sum not exceeding seven thousand two hundred dollars. For expenses of the courts of probate and insolvency, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.

For the salary of the district attorney for Suffolk district, four thousand five hundred dollars.

For the salaries of the first and second assistant district attorneys for Suffolk district, two thousand five hundred dollars each.

For the salary of the clerk for the district attorney for the Suffolk district, one thousand dollars.

For the salary of the district attorney for the northern district, two thousand four hundred dollars.

For the salary of the district attorney for the eastern district, two thousand four hundred dollars.

For the salary of the district attorney for the southeastern district, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

For the salary of the district attorney for the southern district, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

For the salary of the district attorney for the middle district, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

For the salary of the district attorney for the western district, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

For the salary of the district attorney for the northwestern district, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 1, 1884.

Chap. 7 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE OLD COLONY RAILROAD COMPANY TO

May construct and maintain additional tracks.

TAKE LAND FOR ADDITIONAL TRACKS.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

SECTION 1. The Old Colony Railroad Company may construct and maintain such additional track or tracks, as its directors may determine, on or adjoining the locations

May take land.

Locations to be

of its present railroads, for any part or the whole of the
distance between its station at South Braintree and its
station at Middleborough; and also between its said
station at South Braintree and Somerset Junction, in Fall
River, by way of Taunton; and also between Weir Junc-
tion, in Taunton, and the junction with the Middleborough
Branch Railroad; and for said purposes may purchase or
take land, not exceeding two rods in width, in addition to
its existing locations. Locations in the form provided by filed within
law shall be filed within three years from the
of
passage
this act.
SECTION 2. In the exercise of the powers granted by Damages.,
this act said Old Colony Railroad Company, and any per-
son or corporation who shall sustain any damage in their
property, shall have all the rights, powers, privileges and
remedies and be subject to all the duties, liabilities and
restrictions, provided by the general laws of the Common-
wealth relating to railroads.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 2, 1884.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE CLERK OF
THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

three

years.

Chap. 8

established.

SECTION 1. The annual salary of the executive clerk Salary of the governor and council shall be fifteen hundred dollars, from the first day of January in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four.

SECTION 2. So much of section six of chapter fifteen Repeal. of the Public Statutes as is inconsistent with this act is hereby repealed.

Approved February 4, 1884.

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY CHARITABLE

EXPENSES.

Chap. 9

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap- Appropriations. propriated, for the purposes specified, to be paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, from the ordinary revenue, to meet sundry charitable expenses, for the year ending on the thirty-first day of December eighteen hundred and eighty-four, to wit:

Travelling expenses of board.

Department of health.

Inspector of charities.

In-door poor.

Out-door poor.

Auxiliary visitors.

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, LUNACY AND CHARITY.

For travelling and other necessary expenses of the state board of health, lunacy and charity, a sum not exceeding one thousand six hundred dollars.

For salaries and expenses in the health department of said board, a sum not exceeding eight thousand five hundred dollars.

For salaries and expenses in the department of the inspector of charities, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars.

For salaries and expenses in the department of in-door poor, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars." For salaries and expenses in the department of out-door poor, a sum not exceeding seventeen thousand dollars.

For travelling and other necessary expenses of the auxiliary visitors of the board, a sum not exceeding one thousand six hundred dollars.

State paupers in lunatic hospitals.

Transportation to almshouse.

Transportation

of state paupers.

Cases of settlement and bastardy.

Indigent and neglected children.

Infant asylums.

Support of sick
state paupers
by cities and
towns.

Burial.

MISCELLANEOUS CHARITABLE.

For the support and relief of state paupers in the lunatic hospitals and asylums of the Commonwealth, a sum not exceeding one hundred and thirty thousand dollars.

For the transportation of paupers to the state almshouse, a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars.

For transportation of state paupers, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.

For expenses attending the management of cases of settlement and bastardy, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.

For the care and maintenance of indigent and neglected children, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars.

For the re-imbursement of the infant asylums for the support of infants having no known settlement in the Commonwealth, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.

For the support of sick state paupers by cities and towns, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, which is made applicable for the payment of claims for the present and previous years.

For the burial of state paupers by cities and towns, for the present and previous years, a sum not exceeding eight thousand five hundred dollars.

port by cities

For the temporary support of state paupers by cities Temporary sup and towns for the present and previous years, a sum not and towns. exceeding sixteen thousand dollars.

For the support and transportation of outside found- Outside lings, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

foundlings.

For the support of Indian state paupers, a sum not Indian state exceeding one hundred dollars.

paupers.

feeble-minded.

For the support of state paupers and special pupils in School for the the Massachusetts school for the feeble-minded, a sum not exceeding seventeen thousand five hundred dollars.

milk, food and

For the payment of expenses in connection with the Inspection of inspection of milk, food and drugs, five thousand dollars. drugs. For expenses incurred in connection with small-pox Dangerous and other diseases dangerous to the public health, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

diseases.

Medical examinations and

For expenses incurred in connection with medical examinations and inquests, a sum not exceeding three thou- inquests. sand five hundred dollars.

annuities.

For annuities due from the Commonwealth incurred by Johonnot the acceptance of the bequests of the late Martha Johonnot, a sum not exceeding thirteen hundred dollars.

For other annuities authorized by the legislature, a sum Annuities. not exceeding two thousand five hundred and sixty-two dollars.

For pensions, a sum not exceeding five hundred and Pensions. twenty dollars.

GRATUITIES.

For a gratuity, payable to the town of Westfield, author- Gratuity to ized by the legislature, five thousand dollars.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 5, 1884.

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARIES AND EXPENSES

AT THE STATE ALMSHOUSE AT TEWKSBURY.

town of Westfield.

Chap. 10

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap- Appropriations. propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, from the ordinary revenue, for the payment of salaries and current expenses at the state almshouse at Tewksbury, during the year eighteen hundred and eightyfour, to wit:

and current

For salaries, wages and labor at the state almshouse at Salaries, wages Tewksbury, a sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand expenses.